The Ultimate Guide to AI Agents
A curated Indian edition of IndustrialDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for AI Agents (Agentic AI).
What to know about AI Agents
AI agents represent a transformative area within artificial intelligence, focusing on autonomous or semi-autonomous systems capable of performing complex tasks and making decisions to enhance business operations and personal productivity.
Our recent stories highlight how AI agents are rapidly evolving across sectors—from cybersecurity and data management to customer experience and enterprise automation. Companies are integrating AI agents to improve efficiency, drive innovation, and manage security risks in increasingly sophisticated ways.
By exploring these developments, readers can gain insights into the potential benefits, emerging applications, and challenges associated with AI agent deployment. Whether you're interested in how AI agents enhance software development, automate workflows, or secure enterprise environments, this tag offers a comprehensive look at this dynamic and impactful technology.
Indian AI Agents News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Securonix launches behavioural analytics for AI agents
It is aimed at security teams facing a rising attack surface from enterprise AI agents, where legitimate actions can mask compromise or misuse.
Kore.ai launches Autoloop to optimise enterprise agents
The new tool aims to curb agent failures and costly manual fixes as 79% of enterprises report reversing AI actions in Kore.ai's survey.
CoreWeave enters India with 240 MW Navi Mumbai data centre
The US cloud group is deepening its Asia push, with the Navi Mumbai site set to become a major base for AI workloads from mid-2028.
Trinetra Labs launches BlueHands.ai for small businesses
Small firms could gain cheaper access to websites and automation as Trinetra Labs bundles AI builders, experts and a marketplace into BlueHands.ai.
India leads in passkeys, but phishing & deepfakes rise
Despite leading on passkeys and MFA, Indian firms still face widespread AI phishing and deepfake scams that are undermining daily security practice.
Protectt.ai launches AI security platform for banks
Banks face a bigger security gap between reviews and rapid software releases, as Protectt.ai's platform tests each build before it reaches customers.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to AI Agents
Gartner flags 10 tech trends for 2027 as AI governance
Gigamon unveils tools to track shadow AI across networks
Ping Identity named leader in Gartner's new CIAM report
Yooz launches agentic AI for non-PO invoice coding
Syndigo named leader in Gartner's first PIM quadrant
Featured News
Oracle Fusion AI: Autonomy is earned, one outcome at a time
Oracle's Kaushal Kurapati says the pace of AI development is surpising even to those driving it.
Oracle's racers: AI removes the grind, increases focus
Oracle Red Bull Racing and SailGP provide insights into AI's relentless incursion into the world of human performance.
Interview: Cloudera says AI agents reshape zero trust
Enterprises must update identity controls as software agents generate more requests and need tightly time-limited access to sensitive systems.
UiPath: AI agents force rethink of junior tech roles
Routine junior tasks could soon be handed to AI agents, forcing firms to redeploy early-career staff towards strategic work, UiPath's CEO says.
Exclusive: ABBYY says AI build costs will drive buying
Enterprises could cut AI spend by up to 80% by shifting document workflows away from custom builds and into standard platforms.
Exclusive: ABBYY brings zero-shot document AI to Vantage
Enterprises can now extract data from unseen document types without templates, as ABBYY rolls out zero-shot capabilities in Vantage.
Interview: Cloudera bets on hybrid AI growth in JAPAC
Banks and large enterprises in Asia-Pacific are rethinking cloud-first AI plans as costs, sovereignty and regulation favour hybrid deployments.
Exclusive: DCB Bank balances AI speed with banking risk
Human oversight will stay in place for DCB Bank's highest-risk AI decisions as the lender pushes automation to speed up SME services.
Open source is powering the next generation of frontier AI
Rising inference demand and custom hardware needs are pushing AI infrastructure beyond standard cloud setups, boosting open source tools.
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
Mimecast CEO: Agentic AI threat novel but not entirely new
Hidden AI risks are already widespread in workplaces, with Mimecast saying users are driving shadow tools and most exposure still starts with people.
Customers at the centre of Adobe's new AI evangelist role
Adobe is using the post to help customers navigate AI adoption while feeding regional priorities back into its global product strategy.
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Dell says agentic AI should shift routine tasks below the machine line, freeing staff for expert work while making the role temporary.
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Businesses can avoid costly ERP rip-and-replace projects by layering AI and automation onto existing systems, Rimini Street says.
Expert Columns
AI agents will multiply your inference bill. Is your enterprise ready?
Security Learnings from the Open Source Front Line
How Local Agentic AI Is Coming to Business PCs
Nexxen's 2027 APAC Predictions: Four Shifts Set to Reshape TV and Digital Advertising
Shadow AI Is Creating an Unmanaged Identity Crisis Across APAC
It's time to embrace our robot overlords
Data Governance in the AI Era: Why One-Off Projects Fail
AI in Retail is Only as Good as its Data Foundation
Building Infrastructure for an AI World in Motion
The next eCommerce interface may not be a screen
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent AI Agents News
CrowdStrike to buy Fiddler AI & Dreadnode in AI push
The moves underline how security vendors are racing to control AI agents as businesses widen their use of automated software across operations.
Lumen & Microsoft expand AI network tie-up for Azure
Enterprises grappling with AI rollouts should get simpler access to Azure-linked networking as the pair widen support across hybrid and multi-cloud estates.
Snowflake launches AI control tools for business definitions
The new features let enterprises audit AI agents' access, spending and definitions, as businesses struggle with inconsistent context across systems.
Snowflake adds always-on AI bots for CoCo & CoWork
The update widens enterprise access to background automation, with recurring AI tasks now able to run continuously and seek approval only when needed.
Snowflake launches autonomous data tools & live analytics
Businesses using AI agents can now automate pipeline checks and query live data in one governed Snowflake platform, cutting manual work.
Google Cloud adds Claude models to Antigravity tools
Google Cloud users can now tap Anthropic's Claude models in Antigravity for coding tasks, broadening model choice across its AI tools.
ArmourCode launches Zero to cut vulnerability backlogs
ArmourCode says the agent-based tool can shrink thousands of alerts into fewer verified fixes, easing pressure on security teams.
Google launches Gemini training bundles for finance, law
Free courses on Google Skills aim to help finance and legal staff use Gemini for tasks from bond issuance to contract review.
Cybercriminals hijack LLM access, racking up bills
Victims can face six-figure charges in hours as stolen credentials let attackers run large language models on company accounts.
CrowdStrike & Dell launch AI Factory security package
The package aims to help enterprises secure AI systems from infrastructure to agents as they rush to deploy production workloads.
Palo Alto Networks launches unified SaaS cloud security
Security teams may gain a clearer picture of connected threats as Palo Alto Networks folds SaaS, cloud, identity and AI risks into one platform.
Dayforce launches agentic HCM platform with native AI
Customers can now automate more HR tasks as Dayforce adds native AI tools designed to govern approvals, security and auditability across its platform.
Oracle NetSuite unveils new AI tools for cloud ERP
Businesses could automate more finance and operations work as NetSuite adds AI Workspaces, agents and wider access to external models.
Zero100 launches Peerworks for agentic supply chains
The initiative aims to give supply chain teams practical guidance on agentic AI, as large firms seek to link planning, sourcing and inventory decisions.
Claris opens wider preview of agentic FileMaker development
The expanded preview gives FileMaker developers earlier access to AI agents that can edit files directly, with general availability due in late February 2027.
RegSensus launches to unify financial compliance monitoring
The merger-backed firm now serves 400 clients in more than 30 countries as banks face tighter, more complex compliance checks across markets.
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Zoom pushes AI tools to drive work from talk to tasks
The push could help firms cut time spent on follow-up work as Zoom expands from meetings into AI tools for tasks, search and customer support.
Groundup.ai launches GINA V2 for industrial maintenance
It aims to cut downtime by telling plant operators not just that something is wrong, but which fault is likely and what to fix first.
CrowdStrike uncovers China-linked AI cyber campaign
CrowdStrike has identified a China-linked cyber campaign using agentic AI to conduct simultaneous intrusions against more than 200 organisations across at least 14 countries.
APAC firms race ahead on AI agents, but controls lag
Most APAC firms running AI agents still lack oversight, leaving systems that can access data and act autonomously exposed to security and compliance risks.
